The Mid-New Jersey Youth
Soccer Association (MNJYSA) is a soccer league incorporated to provide
competition for youth teams.The league is an organization of affiliated clubs.
These clubs have voting power to elect league officers and amend the
constitution and bylaws.MNJYSA is one of fifteen youth leagues in New Jersey.

Through the State
organization, the New Jersey State Youth Soccer Association (NJYSA), the
leagues, clubs, and players in MNJYSA are affiliated with the United States
Youth Soccer Association (USYSA). The USYSA is the youth division of the United
States Soccer Federation (USSF). The USSF is the National Governing Body of
soccer in the United States and represents the US with the world governing body
of soccer, FIFA.

The game is played according to the FIFA
Laws of the Game.Within the FIFA laws, we have made changes to the substitution
rule. For the younger players, there is a shortening of game time and a
reduction in ball size. Otherwise, we play soccer virtually the same as it is
played in any nation in the world.

Only affiliated players may play
affiliated players, anywhere in the world, in every tournament or friendly
match. This imposition is the means of keeping everyone in the family. If a
player, team, or club is found guilty of an offense and given a punishment,
there is no way to escape to another team, league, or country.

There are seven regions in the league,
with a Regional Vice President heading each region. The Clubs in each region
interface with their Regional Vice President regularly through League Contacts
appointed by each Club. Club officers and coaches must communicate with the
league only through their League Contacts.

The league games are played in the Fall
and the Spring. Before each season, MNJYSA arranges game schedules and flights
for the upcoming season.

In the Spring season, the flight winners
continue into playoff games with other flights at their level to produce a
division champion.In the Fall season there is not enough time to go into
playoffs before the winter weather arrives. Therefore, co-winners are honored
in each flight if there is a tie. Medals, plaques, or trophies are given to all
members of the flight winning teams.

The league offers an extensive Select
program.This program is for any player in the league who wishes to play a more
competitive level of soccer during the off seasons.

In season, there is the Fall Select and
Spring Select program. The league organizes dedicated soccer players into teams
for intra-league games.This program is for players in Divisions III, IV, and V.
The number of games to be played is flexible. The teams play each other and
often have friendly games against regular teams in MNJYSA.

Details on the various select
programs can be found in the "Select Team Handbook." That Handbook is
distributed to individuals involved in the Select Program, and may be obtained
by others from the League Select Director.